The Arizona champion., 1887-01-08

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 Wilcox and Jim O'Neill returned
 from visit to Albuquerque this week Messrs. II. ]. Miller, T. G. Norris Geo. H. Tinker, P P. Daggs anC
 w, H. Ashurst, representative from this district, will leave Flagstaff thu: evening for Prescott, to be present al the opening of the Territorial Legis. lature.
 T. s. Bullock, general manager o the Prescott X Arizona Central rail |, road, and Charles W. Beach, passed through Flagstaff on Thursday on their way to Albuquerque.
 Philip Hull, ST., one of the promi- nent horse raisers in this vicinity, whose range is in the San Francisco mountains, brought in five fine horses yesterday, which he disposed of to private parties here whose names we did not learn.
 An official order has been issued transferring the headquarters of the department of Arizona from Whipple barracks, Prescott, to Los Angeles, California, and provision made for the transportation of men and prop erty.
 The Mite Society held very pleas. ant meeting at the residence of Mrs. D. NJ. RIordan, and held an election, which resulted as follows: President, Mrs. Norris; Vice Presidents, Mrs. Riordan, Mr. P. P. Daggs; Treasurer, Miss Fulton; Secretary, John G. Tin ker; Assistant Secretary, E. 5. Will COX.
 W. E. Curry, ofthc firm of Bah,en & Curry, wholesale butchers, at Dag gett, Cal, IS in town looking up an- other fine band of beef cattle for their trade. Daggett people must like the fat, jaicy beefof this vicinity, judging from the frequent visits of MT. Curry and the large quantity of beef he has bought here during the DaSl lClA t1AOAtsios
 The Journal Miner says: Ex-county Treasurer Cook has presented his dnal report to the Board ol Supervisors, which shows a deficiency in his ac- counts of SO,5s9-Is, divided as fol- lows: Due county, S8, 48t SS due territorial treasurer, ST,o71a5. It IS understood that the Board of Super visorS will appoint an expert to go through the books and examine all accounts.
 On Monday evening last Judge Henry Clay Burke died at his place of residence, on the south side of town. Several weeks ago he had been sick but had recovered sufficiently to get about and attend to his law busi ness, therefore his death wAs sur. prise to his friends. Judge Burke. who came to Flagstaff and commenced the practice of law but few months since, WIS native of Pennsylvania and 1s forty -eight years old. lie practiccd law in Philadelphia and at- terwards in Texas, where he served a term as judge. In 1884 he located at Prescott, from which place he catne here.
 The familiar form of Paddy Noonan will be seen no more on our streets. He was taken sick the day after Christmas. His illness soon devel- oped into pneumonia of malignant type, and he died on the evening of last. Patrick Noonan was an uncle of the wcll.known Judge Noonan, of the St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. He had lived here several years, working most of the time for MT. J, F, Hawks. He had been a soldier In the Union army and was member of the G. A. K. As soon as his comrad,s heard of his illness he was taken charge of and re- moved to Grand Army headquarters, where he was teuderly cared for by the members Of Ransom Post until he passed away. He was buried by his associates of the G. A. R., according to the rites of that order, ir the cem- tery north of Old Town.
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